A proposal in the state Legislature that would require a steep drop in non-recyclable packaging faces fierce opposition from ...

As New York debates competing waste reduction acts, I find myself deeply concerned about choosing the right path forward for ...

Bergen, Norway, has been building one of the world’s most advanced trash systems in its 955-year-old city center.

Lawmakers in Albany say sewage sludge, or waste collected in homes and factories that's used as a fertilizer alternative, ...

Many Northeast states are among the nation's leaders in protecting the environment, according to a new study.SmileHub ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Department of Sanitation facility on the West Shore has been turning out compost — dubbed “black gold ...

The program kick-started on city property last week — and is expected to cost nearly $600,000 annually for the ...

In late May 2025, a New York Times article detailed a supposed combined effort between the U.S. federal government and the ...

Planned programs to protect dunes and beaches on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens are eroded by broken promises from Trump’s ...

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction restricting the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Office of ...

After two years of sluggish environmental legislative action, state lawmakers in 2025 passed several big initiatives on ...